Little Falls transcript., 1887-04-22

otke TO o1sTupu any OF the nelghDor1Ey RA-
publics.
Postoffices established: Dakota: Frank
lin, Lake county. Iowa: Slater, Story
county. Postmasters commissioned-Da-
kota: Fargo, W. G. Judd. Iowa: Maquo.
keta, W. c. Swigart; Monticello, L. T. AL
exander; Spencer, c. P. Buckley; Batavia,
II. L. Ogden; Mineral Ridge, N. Peterson.
Fourth.class postmasters appointed
Minnesota: Tower, N. J. Benson. Dako-
ia: Canova, H. Snyder; Hurley, NJ. G. Rob-
inson; Stephen, P. Pochm; WilIiamsport,
Fl. D. Common. Wisconsin: Cortland, e. j.
Bosse; Franklin, J. Ziesel; Victory Mr..
Billiard.
The commissioner of the general land OF
fee has Cancelled 2S pre- -enption ent ries, and
held for cancellation 20 others in the Ober-
lin Kan land district. 1t is charged that
the entries were made bya prominent attor-
ney for the benefit OF prominent cattlemen
when the lands were transferred through
fictitious intermediate assignee About
40 other cases OF like character and against
the same parties are awaiting action.
The New York Eastern Methodist con-
ference discussed and defeated a resolu-
tion endorsing the Prohibition party.
Three of the bodies of victims Of the late
river dCClueIU nave UeeIl reCOVereU, higgins,
Pike and Hannah--and shipped to Spokane
Falls. Two were in good condition, but
the body OF Hannah was so disfgured as
to bs hardly recognizable.
The Wacouta kennels OF St. Paul have
scored first in the mastiff class with their
magnificent dog Wacouta Nap, at the dog
show in progress at Pittsburg, Pa. A great
deal OF curiosity has been excited to see
this mastiff, as he is the brother OF the
famous English prize winner, Albert Victor,
the largest dog OF any breed ever known.
Wacouta Nap is now in fine condition, and
shows to better advantage than he did at
Newark and providence where he was
awarded second. As he had only been a
few days in this country before he was
shown, it was severe test to put any dog
to. With all this, however, he was award
ed first at Buffalo.
The Brotherhood Of Brakemen on the
Panhandle road say they will defend the
prisoners, but help convict them should
proof of guilt be produced. They intend
to proceed against the company for dam
ages If the charges against any OF the men
under arrest are not sustained.
1t is reported from Milwaukee that q
Milwaukee syndicate has purchased 400
acres OF land at Grand Marais, whore they
will lay out town, and that the contract
Ing Of a railroad from Grand Marais to
connect with the Canadian Pacific and
with the iron field, work to begin by July
next and be completed by July 1, 1888.
The executive board of Chicago Turner's
have been deposed for rdisplaying sympathy
for tue condemned anarchists.
Gov. Ross OF Texas has vetoed the bill
which postponed Tor one year the collec-
tion OF taxes in the drouth district, EN-.
bracing seventy counties. The governor
declares that the bill violates the federal
constitution, as 1t applies only to resident
citizens in Texas. The property OF non
residents and Foreigners was not exempted.
A vigilance COMMITTEES from Brown
county. Nebraska. overlook two young
horse thieves near Sargent and shot and
killed one oi them--Joseph Arnold-and
captured the other, James Bohan. One OF
the vigilantes was dangerously shot.
J.. r. Dunlap, who was captured at Den
nison, Ohio, in connection with the rob
berries on the Panhandle railroad said: He
could give the names OF all the men impli-
Gated on the Pittsburg division. but was
afraid TO do so as they would kill him.
There was no organization among the rob-
bers, and no regular place OF work. Each
crew worked by itself. The fences were 10,
Gated III New Philadelphia. Dennison, ,Steu-
benville, Cincinnati and Pittsburg and also
in Columbus. .L$&&% s.. I ..-%t,.
President Cleveland has definitely &C
cepted an invitation to attend the Pied
mont fair. s ~ &<
In the mail received 1T the navy depart
ment from the Asiatic station was an ex,
tract from Nagnsaki journal containing
the Island Of Ikeshima on March 4, through
the bursting of q ahnll fred from fhe 1Initod